New committee to oversee Cairo heritage conservation

State Information Service

Culture Minister Farouk Hosney decided to form a higher committee under the leadership of first under Secretary of State for financial and administrative affairs with the aim of supervising and proceeding work in Cairo's historical project, and the projects achieved within Cultural Development and Al-Nouba's Monumental Funds.

Farouk Hosney said on 10/8/2007 that the committee includes nine specialists from the University Professors, engineers, archeologists and administratives for following up the work in these national projects that shouldn't be delayed. The work in Cairo's historical project started since 1992 by value of LE 850 million. In addition, there is a
supervision of Al-Nouba Monumental Fund and the Cultural Development Fund which support many artistic, cinematic and cultural activities in several domains.